By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--July 8, 2017
American Politics, News | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us
ObamaCare is a disastrous piece of legislation, no part of which should be saved in its current form. After a decisive victory in November, we should be looking at a complete repeal, and then the negotiation of regulations that would repair issues with the previous free market system.
If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2017
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said in a town hall Thursday night that he agrees with President Trump’s statement from last month that the Senate should vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act entirely if the GOP replacement bill is unable to pass. Cruz partnered with The Concerned Veterans for America for the event to discuss his proposed version of the health care bill amid a series of town hall events with the group focused on veteran issues. Cruz's endorsement of repealing and then later replacing ObamaCare comes after Trump tweeted his support for such a plan last week. Trump's tweet came after the Republican Senate leadership delayed a vote on the Obamacare overhaul due to lack of support.
Despite the president’s call to action, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will continue to pursue a joint plan to repeal and replace the system.And that's the rub. There's a cadre of Republicans who are so terrified of the media firestorm that will come with a repeal that they simply refuse to keep the promise they've been making for a decade. They voted to repeal it 40 times when Obama was in office, secure in the comforting knowledge that their vote was meaningless. Now that they're in charge, they've abandoned the core pledge they've been making since 2008. ...Because they'll have to defend themselves if they follow through. That's called cowardice - and it's utterly shameful.
View Comments
Robert Laurie’s column is distributed by HermanCain.com, which can be found at HermanCain.com
Be sure to “like” Robert Laurie over on Facebook and follow him on Twitter. You’ll be glad you did.